On
the fifth day of Creation, the Lord made all the animals.
He crafted many breeds of dog. There were big dogs, little
dogs; long-haired, smooth-coated and whire-haired ones; yellow,
black, spotted and brindle ones. The Lord viewed them with
great pleasure. Then He spoke, "I have made a great variety
which none other of my animals can equal, but now I will mold
a masterpiece; a dog in which nobility, power, speed and courage
are perfectly balanced by beauty, good- nature and friendliness.

There
upon the Lord took up a piece of clay and shaped from it the
Boxer, which looked exactly as it does today, except that
its head was like the heads of other dogs with cut-thrust
nose. The Lord was pleased with his handicraft and said "He
is good beyond my expectations. I will put him aside for a
while, for his clay is yet soft and could easily suffer damage."

But,
the Boxer had heard the Lord's words, that he of all dogs
was the most beautiful and courageous and began to boast proudly
and demand admiration from the others. The smaller breeds
were in full agreement and rendered the Boxer his due respect.
However, the larger dogs were overcome by prideful vanity,
jealous that a medium-sized animal should surpass them. There
were angry words, and growlings and suddenly the Boxer jumped
at his tormenters in rage. He forgot that the clay of his
nose was still soft. The angry impact compressed and blunted
it. When the antagonists were separated once more, the Lord
smiled and said "Since you are my favorite, there shall
be no punishment except for all time to come, you shall wear
your nose as it now is."

And
he who doubts the truth of this tale has only to watch the
Boxer in his relationship to other breeds. All smaller dogs
he greets with friendliness, remembering their respect and
loyalty, but, to this day the Boxer cannot forget nor frogive
the tauntings of the larger ones, flung at him on the day
of his creation.

Herr
Phillip Stockmann, of von Dom Boxers in Germany recounts this
as an actual folk tale told since antiquity by the peasants
in Southern Germany about the Boxer dog and his creation.